Kochi Water Metro Project is an integrated water transport project in Greater Kochi region. It will be developed as a feeder service to the Kochi Metro rail & will kick off with an initial fleet of 36 boats .

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The Tenders have been floated by the Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) for the boats with an option for an additional 19 boats.

The proposed catamaran boats with a single deck connecting the two hulls will have a capacity to carry 100 passengers, including the differently-abled with provision for two wheelchairs and four crew members.

The boats will have steel hull and body made of fibreglass reinforced plastic & will be able to attain a speed of 10 knots in deep water in fully loaded condition while the services will be operated at a speed of 8 knots.

They will be loaded with features, including Wi-Fi.

The approval of the German funding agency KfW, which is funding the water metro project, has been secured for the tender process.

The KfW had assured an approximately 597-crore loan for the project that is aimed at linking islands in Greater Kochi area with the mainland using a 75-km-long water transport network, a waterway extension of Kochi metro.

When fully commissioned by 2020, the water metro project will feature 76 boats and 41 boat jetties.

Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) Managing Director, Mr A P M Mohammed Hanish , was talking to reporters along with the representatives of German development bank KfW which is funding the project.

Urban development and mobility project manager Angelika Zwicky and shipbuilding expert Martin Nybo were in Kochi on a two-day visit, evaluating the progress of the ambitious project.

At the meeting, the KfW appreciated the fact the project is on schedule.

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